What Do You Do When Your Neighboring Country is Run by an Imperialist With Dreams of Empire

In Poland, you teach all of your kids to shoot.

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In Finland, you expand your firing ranges.

Unsettled by Russia’s expansionism and emboldened by its recent accession to NATO, Finland is rallying to strengthen its national self-defense beyond its traditional military capabilities.

The popularity of weapons training in the Nordic country has soared in recent months. Few places tell the story of the rise in Finnish affinity for self-defense more than shooting ranges that are riding a boom of interest.
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Earlier this year, the coalition government announced plans to open more than 300 new ranges — a big jump from the 670 in operation today.

Authorities are encouraging citizens to take up interest in national defense in the country with a 1,340-kilometer (830-mile) border with Russia, where firing shots in ice hockey has been more of a pastime than shooting bullets.

The COFF, CouchBoy and the rest of their ilk may say that Russia is a peaceful nation, but Russia's neighbors know that's not the truth.